Alvis Edgar Owens, Jr. (August 12, 1929 – March 25, 2006), better known as Buck Owens, was an American singer and guitarist who had 21 number one hits on the Billboard country music charts with his band, the Buckaroos. They pioneered what came to be called the Bakersfield sound—a reference to Bakersfield, California, the city Owens called home and from which he drew inspiration for what he preferred to call American music.
While Owens originally used fiddle and retained pedal steel guitar into the 1970s, h...

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Western Swing Originating from the dance halls of Texas, Oklahoma, and California in the late 20s, this upbeat subgenre of American country experienced a peak in popularity in the 30s & 40s and laid the foundation